Suspect Dies Days After Hayward Officer-Involved Shooting

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A 36-year-old Oakland man died Wednesday as the result of an officer-involved shooting last weekend in Hayward, according to the Hayward Police Department.

Eric Ortega Soto was pronounced dead by doctors at Eden Medical Center in Hayward. Soto was one of two suspects police encountered in a stolen car Saturday afternoon in the 900 block of Cheryl Ann Circle, police said.

Soto had been hospitalized in critical condition since Saturday. He and a second suspect reportedly were driving a stolen car when they were confronted by police.

Police did not provide further details about the shooting but said two officers and a citizen also suffered minor injuries.